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Peter Garrett interview: “I’m not a navel-gazing, sensitive flower child – rather an activist by temperament”
Originally published 12/3/24 @ jbhifi.com.au. Across a multi-faceted career which has touched almost every corner of the arts and activism, Peter Garrett has established himself as one of our most passionate national icons. But his talent isn’t set in amber; with his second ever solo album, there’s a commitment to fluidity on show. We put…
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Julia Jacklin talks neon aesthetics and her new LP ‘PRE PLEASURE’
Originally published 3/11/22 @ jbhifi.com.au On her third album, Julia Jacklin’s songwriting strings trembling nanothreads around your heart until you’re totally swaddled in her spell. We spoke to the artist about the magnificent ‘PRE PLEASURE’. ”Am I gonna lose myself again? I quite like the person that I am,” Julia Jacklin sings as she sashays…
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Between two Finns: Vinyl shopping with Neil and Liam
Originally published 2/11/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. We led father/son duo Neil and Liam Finn into the vinyl section of JB Hi-Fi World Square (Sydney) to do a spot of vinyl shopping. The only rule was that they couldn’t buy for themselves – only each other. Neil choosing for Liam Miles Davis, Ascenseur Pour L’échafaud (1958) “I…
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Danny Elfman on body-grotesquery and new album ‘Big Mess’
Originally published 2/11/22 @ jbhifi.com.au The decorated composer-singer-songwriter is as delightfully playful in conversation as his new album is dark and weird – but this is the wonderful dichotomy of Danny Elfman’s metaphysical, metaphorical world. He spoke to us about fresh solo record Big Mess. How’s this for a daydream: You’re Valley-deep at Coachella, hipflask…
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Liz Phair on Laurie Anderson, rancid perfume, new album ‘Soberish’
Originally published 2/11/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. Immediately heralded as femme-indie-rock’s poster-girl upon the release of her acclaimed debut ‘Exile In Guyville’ (1993), Liz Phair has since macheted through life with veracity and curiosity. It’s that determined approach which has seen her become a musical heroine beyond any gender or genre bounds you might fancy applying to…
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Amyl & the Sniffers’ Amy Taylor on energy as life’s “real currency”
Originally published 24/10/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. Lassoing old and new influences from the paddocks of rock’n’roll, hardcore and punk, Amyl and the Sniffers’ second album Comfort to Me busts the barriers completely, and finds the four-piece with both motivation and message honed to a pike. When you strip away all of life’s decorations– money, possessions, other…
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Talking the Time Warp with Kylie Minogue
Originally published 24/10/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. Our Kylie confided in STACK about collaborating with Nick Cave, crying in the studio, where the famed hotpants currently live, and how her voice has changed over time, in convo about her awesomely thorough new collection Step Back In Time. Perhaps it’s uncouth to open a conversation with the Princess…
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Getting away with murder: The vision of Tim Minchin
Originally published 24/10/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. As chockers with brisk wit as sudden, frank truths, Tim Minchin discusses his new album Apart Together with us at length. “I’m usually not this chaotic,” Tim Minchin promises as his phone camera lurches around, before asking stylist Amy – who’s snapping a hair straightener around the crown of his…
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Slash explains the “orgasmic experience” of recording new album ‘4’
Originally published 18/10/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. Rock titan and everlasting icon Slash spoke to STACK about how he links the souls of voice and guitar, why technology is a spirit-sucker, and how working with producer Dave Cobb on his new album with Myles Kennedy was an “orgasmic experience”. The opening track of Slash’s bonfire-bright new album…
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Marlon Williams on studio magic, Māori strum, and going “retro-retro”
Originally published 17/10/22 @ jbhifi.com.au. On My Boy, Marlon Williams meshes worlds, drawing from his Māori heritage, storytelling nous, and curiosity around arrangements and feel, to create an extraordinary record which investigates the many facets of masculinity. Having partially recorded his gorgeous new album at Neil Finn’s Roundhouse Studios in Auckland, Marlon Williams admits there…